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Pak drone spotted: Search operation launched along IB in Samba

Jammu: Security forces launched a search operation following the sighting of a drone, suspected to be from Pakistan, along the International Border (IB) in Samba district on Saturday, officials said. The drone briefly hovered over Indian territory along the IB near Chillyari village, they said, adding that the suspicious flying object returned towards Pakistan after […]

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Tackling substandard products

Centre to bring new seed, pesticide laws: Union Minister   Raipur: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the Centre will soon introduce new laws related to seeds and pesticides to protect farmers’ interest and curb the supply of spurious agricultural inputs. Addressing a farmers’ fair at Kumhari in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, […]

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Another accused identified by eyewitness in 1990 IAF attack case

Jammu: After JKLF chief Yasin Malik, his close confidant Shoukat Bakshi was identified by an eyewitness before a special court here on Saturday as one of the shooters involved in the January 1990 terror attack on a group of Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel in Srinagar. In January 2024, Malik was identified as the main […]

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Night temperatures below freezing point across Kashmir

‘Yellow’ weather alert issued for Himachal   New Delhi: Night temperatures settled below the freezing point across Kashmir on Friday, but rose in most areas, while a ‘yellow’ weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Himachal Pradesh. Saturday marked the beginning of ‘Chillai Khurd’ in Kashmir and the end of the harshest winter period. […]

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BRO restores vital 112-km Kishtwar-Sansari road connecting JK, Himachal

BRO restores vital 112-km Kishtwar-Sansari road connecting JK, Himachal

Jammu: The Border Roads Organisation on Saturday restored road connectivity along the 112-kilometre stretch reconnecting Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda-Kishtwar belt with Himachal Pradesh after intensive snow clearance operations carried out under extreme weather conditions last week. The Kishtwar-Sansari road, where the work was completed, links the Union territory with the Lahaul-Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh. […]

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Two revenue officials chargesheeted over ‘illegal’ transfer of land in Jammu

Jammu: Two revenue officials were chargesheeted for allegedly transferring prime land worth Rs 22 crore to private persons in Nagrota, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Saturday. A chargesheet produced by the anti-graft agency before the court of Jammu anti-corruption special judge carried the names of the two officials and 31 private persons, alleged to […]

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Gandhi advocated dialogue instead of vengeance: Lt Guv

Gandhi advocated dialogue instead of vengeance: Lt Guv

Says younger generation should recognize Gandhi’s nonviolence as supreme courage   JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that Mahatma Gandhi throughout his life advocated dialogue instead of vengeance, compassion rather than rage, and understanding over confrontation. Pying tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, the Lt Guv […]

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VP, PM pay tributes to Gandhi on death anniversary

VP, PM pay tributes to Gandhi on death anniversary

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, saying his call for ‘swadeshi’ is the fundamental principle for a developed India. The prime minister said Mahatma Gandhi always laid strong emphasis on ‘swadeshi’, which is also a fundamental pillar of the government’s resolve for a developed […]

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Anti-terror operation intensified in Kishtwar

Mobile internet services remain suspended   Jammu: Security forces on Friday intensified their ongoing anti-terror operation in the snowbound Chatroo belt to track down and neutralise a group of three holed up Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists in Kishtwar district, officials said. They said mobile internet services remained temporarily suspended within a radius of six km covering Singhpora, […]

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Two held with over 8 kg contraband in Jammu

Drugs smuggled through courier service seized   Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two alleged interstate drug smugglers on Friday and seized a large consignment of habit-forming drugs worth over Rs 5.57 lakh, which was being smuggled through a courier service, officials said. The Anti-Narcotics Task Force of J&K police nabbed Gurmeet Singh and […]